Absolutely not. You could argue they had the tour of the 90s with ZooTV being very emblematic of the decade and very successful, but no way in hell were they the band of the 90s. Didn’t have the cultural capital.
NoThey hit the peak of popularity in the late 80's and then rode it through AB. People on here might think they had 3 huge and acclaimed albums in the 90s but really it was only 1 (actually read two articles in the past month that included Pop as a 'worst albums from great bands).I was becoming a huge u2 fan in the early 90s and i still didn't hear about Passengers until way after the fact. Even today, no one outside of die-hards knows about it.I don't know who thee band of the 90s would be but tough to argue against Oasis. Nirvana was kind of a short-lived moment- as was grunge in general. GNR hit their peak popularity in the 80's.I don't know- but i know it wasn't u2 (even if they were for me personally).